The technological/electrical manufacturing and research benchmark contains organizations that manufacture either whole electronic products or parts. Often involving innovative and technological research and development teams in addition to manufacturing teams.
Emerging
Benchmark status
We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
86%
Printing
14%
North America
56%
Oceania
12%
Europe
11%
Asia
8%
Central America
8%
MEA
6%
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
This is in the top 38% compared with other industries.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 15 and is in the bottom 37% compared with other industries.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 68% 5% above global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 56% 1% above global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 69% Same as global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 86% Same as global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 80% 2% below global average |
People working in Tech Manufacturing & Research are more engaged than Media Production & Publication, Government, Enterprise, and Marketing & Advertising. People working in Tech Manufacturing & Research are less engaged than Investment Management, Computer & Network Security, and Engaging Growth.
The highest scoring question for Tech Manufacturing & Research had 89% of People agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (+0% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Tech Manufacturing & Research were generally least favourable about Social Connection, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 20% of people disagreeing (+0% above average).
In the short term, 20% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+0% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 9% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-3% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 I have confidence in the leaders at [Company] | 75% favorable Leadership |
2 [Company] is in a position to really succeed over the next three years | 78% favorable Company Performance |
3 I know how my work contributes to the goals of [Company] | 89% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.
Overall Rating | 3.55 stars (-0.2) |
Culture and Values | 3.6 stars (-0.3) |
Work Life Balance | 3.7 stars (-0.1) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.6 stars (+0) |
Career Opportunities | 3.6 stars (+0.1) |
Recommend to Friend | 69.0% (-2) |
CEO Approval | 77.0% (-7) |
Organizations in the Tech Manufacturing and Research benchmark on average gave 10% of employees access to reports with their survey results. This is below the overall average of 10% and demonstrates that organizations in this benchmark are more likely to share via offline and traditional formats.
An interesting reference point is that the average proportion of managers in organizations is 12-15%, with some industries higher than others (New Tech was closer to 20%).
Global average
10%
Tech Manufacturing and Research
10%
People in Tech Manufacturing & Research were much more positive than average regarding Decision Making.
On the lower side, People in Tech Manufacturing & Research had much lower favorable scores than average in Fairness, Voice, and Social Connection.
Below are the most common areas that organizations in Tech Manufacturing and Research choose to take action on using the Culture Amp platform. Actions varied from changing or iterating on an All Hands meeting, introducing new skip level 1:1s, to introducing an organizational transparency report.
1 The leaders at [Company] have communicated a vision that motivates me | 71% favorable Leadership |
2 Generally, the right people are rewarded and recognized at [Company] | 58% favorable Feedback & Recognition |
3 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 63% favorable Learning & Development |
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